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The Endless. Filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s sci-fi mind-bender has them star ring as grown brothers who escaped a death cult as children. A cryptic video message inspires them to but return 10 years later. Cue the freakiness. The Frida Cinema, 305 E. Fourth St., Santa Ana; thefridacinema.org. Thurs., May 3, 1:30, 4 & …
Continue reading “That Is Not a Golden Snitch [Special Screenings, May 3-10]”
November. Rainer Sarnet’s award-winning surrealist fantasy drama is set in the 19th century in his home country of Estonia, where peasant girl Liina longs for village boy Hans, who has eyes for a visiting German baroness. Things grow ever more complicated—we’re talking spirits, plagues, thieves, werewolves and an appearance by the Devil himself—in this black-and-white …
Continue reading “Cleaning Up at This Parenting Thing [Special Screenings, April 26-May 3]”
Irvine International Film Festival. The seventh-annual event actually screens 70 short and feature-length films (whittled down from 1,400 submissions) in Costa Mesa as opposed to Irvine from Jan. 25 to Jan. 31. Features include Lasso, Evan Cecil’s slasher flick set at a remote rodeo; Flitzer (Streaker), Swiss-born German director Peter Luisi’s comedy; The Iconoclast, King …
Continue reading “This Is the Dream! [Special Screenings, Jan. 25-Feb. 1]”
With the end of 2017 nearly upon us, it’s hard to understand how the Weekly or the community we serve made it all the way through. But looking back on the last 12 months and the stories of successful movements, local heroes and hot messes, one thing we always strived to do as a core …
Continue reading “The Stories That Defined OC’s Music Scene in 2017”
Finding Dory. Oh, there she is, behind that $1.002 billion in global box office. Camino Real Park, 13602 Parkcenter Lane, Tustin, (714) 573-3326. Thurs., Aug. 10, 7:50 p.m. Free; also at Placentia Champions Sports Complex, 505 N. Jefferson, Placentia, (714) 993-8232; and Pearson Park Amphitheatre, 401 N. Lemon St., Anaheim, (714) 765-5274. Fri., dusk. Free; …
Continue reading “Finding Fantasy [Special Screenings, Aug. 10-17]”
The Secret Life of Pets. It’s the 3D-animated tale about a terrier named Max (voiced by Louis C.K.) who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building until his owner adopts a giant, unruly canine and they wind up in a truck bound for the pound. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Cedar Grove …
Continue reading “As You Wish [Special Screenings, July 27-Aug. 3]”
Io, Arlecchino (I, Harlequin). Italian Movie Night presents this 2014 film directed by Matteo Bini and Giorgi Pasotti, who also stars as television host Paolo. After his father takes ill, Paolo travels from Rome to his hometown of Cornello del Tasso, where he discovers a new passion for live theater, particularly Commedia dell’Arte. This is …
Continue reading “Shots In the Dark [Special Screenings, Feb. 2-9]”
For several years, there have been a multitude of cool new ska bands trying to make the 4th wave of ska happen in Southern California. Unfortunately, none have been able to crack terrestrial radio, or any type of big time radio stream. When they started in 2012, a quintet from Los Angeles called The Interrupters …
Continue reading “The Interrupters Are the Leaders of the 4th Wave Ska Movement”
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Will be updated through June 20, if not beyond… CURRENT COUNT: 66 gone. ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 9, 8:03 A.M. The last time the Orange County Register announced massive layoffs, we had a running tally of who was getting the axe. That list topped out at about 31; the list expected this time might be significantly …
Ah, summer, that special time when the sounds that seeped through our earbuds into our brains turn to tangible, aural bliss in the form of tours beckoning us to part with our hard-earned cash that's not going to pay off student loans. In these Great Recession days, it's all about knowing which concerts are really …
With the economy tightening its musty, thick-fingered hands around the throat of an already undernourished arts community, it's a small joy to see that three galleries have gathered together to do better with others what they were already doing well on their own. PÄS Gallery, Violet Hour Studio and OC Weekly favorite Hibbleton Gallery have …
Continue reading “Magoski Arts Colony Is Cooler Than Tarantino”